Favorite joke of the great coach of the USSR Lobanovsky: even he was about football

The master was not always strict and serious. In the USSR, jokes occupied a special place in the everyday life of citizens. They not only cheered up, but also served as a kind of way to discuss pressing topics, including those that could not be discussed aloud. In the era, when not everything could be expressed directly, the joke became an outlet, the language of irony and even criticism. Among millions of Soviet citizens who loved to tell and listen to jokes, there were also famous personalities – scientists, artists, astronauts and, of course, athletes. General coach of the Dynamo Kiev and the USSR national team Valery Lobanovsky He was an extremely serious person, especially when it came to football. At those moments when he reflected on tactics or analyzed the game, there was no room for jokes in the conversation.RIA Novostiodnako outside the field and outside the strict coaching image, in a close circle of friends, Vasilich sometimes revealed from the other side – he could joke, laugh contagiously and remember his favorite jokes. It is surprisingly, even in the humor of Lobanovsky there was fidelity to his main passion – football. The master’s favorite joke was just about him. “Even his favorite joke was about football,” the honored coach of Ukraine recalled Evgeny Kotelnikovwho played with Lobanovsky in the youth team of Kyiv Dynamo. – The young man comes to the doctor and complains: “Doctor, help, for God's sake! Every night I dream of rats playing football. ” – “No problem! Here, take the medicine and start taking it right today. ” – “Doctor, is it possible from tomorrow? They have a finale today … “More about the great Lobanovsky: